Facts & Figures in Manufacturing

Facts & Figures about Manufacturing

Manufacturing Employs approximately 18 million people each year.
(Source NAM Survey year 2000)

Manufacturing has the highest productivity rate compared to the retail, agriculture and banking and insurance sectors.
(Source NAM Survey year 2000)

Mechanical engineers held about 221,000 jobs in 2000.
(Source US Dept. of Labor)

More than 1 out of 2 jobs were in manufacturing-mostly in machinery, transportation equipment, electrical equipment, instruments, and fabricated metal products industries.
(Source US Dept. of Labor)

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